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1. A method of associating physical activities and digital activities of a user, said method comprising: utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code that performs the steps of: collecting, within an application by creating traces identifying properties related to at least one physical activity of a user, a plurality of physical attributes relating to the at least one physical activity of the user, via mining sensor data from at least one physical state associated with the user and a physical location of the user; collecting, at the application by creating traces identifying properties related to at least one digital activity of the user, a plurality of digital attributes relating to the at least one digital activity of the user, via mining data from a digital presence of the user; grouping, into a group of attributes, at least one of the plurality of the physical attributes and at least one of the plurality of the digital attributes based on a similarity measure, wherein the similarity measure involves identification of relatedness of at least one of the physical attributes to at least one of the digital attributes and predetermined filter criteria; generating a user signature from the grouped attributes and that indicates lifestyle habits of the user, wherein the generated user signature is updated responsive to collection of attributes; and providing at least one application created from the generated user signature to at least one third party.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising identifying a subset of attributes from said grouping, based on predetermined filter criteria.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the subset of attributes comprises content specific to the user.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said collecting of a plurality of physical attributes comprises obtaining and processing stored sensor data.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said processing of stored sensor data comprises using sensor data selected from the group consisting of: a location associated with the user, an automotive state, and an environmental state.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said collecting of a plurality of digital attributes comprises processing stored Internet activity data.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said storing comprises employing a scalable cloud service for storage and for managing physical and digital cookies.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said grouping comprises associating physical activities and digital activities via data entity matching.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said storing at a data storage location comprises: physical attributes collected from the user's data sensor information; digital attributes collected from the user's internet activity; and mined descriptive features of the attributes to determine similarity.
10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising obtaining enriched user physical and digital activity profiles.
11. An apparatus for associating physical activities and digital activities of a user, said apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code configured to collect, within an application by creating traces identifying properties related to at least one physical activity of a user, a plurality of physical attributes relating to at least one physical activity of the user, via mining sensor data from at least one physical state associated with the user and a physical location of the user; computer readable program code configured to collect, at the application by creating traces identifying properties related to at least one digital activity of the user, a plurality of digital attributes relating to at least one digital activity of the user, via mining data from a digital presence of the user; computer readable program code configured to group, into a group of attributes, at least one of the plurality of the physical attributes and at least one of the plurality of the digital attributes based on a similarity measure, wherein the similarity measure involves identification of relatedness of at least one of the physical attributes to at least one of the digital attributes and predetermined filter criteria; computer readable program code configured to generate a user signature from the grouped attributes and that indicates lifestyle habits of the user, wherein the generated user signature is updated responsive to collection of attributes; and computer readable program code configured to provide at least one application created from the generated user signature to at least one third party.
12. A computer program product for associating physical activities and digital activities of a user, said computer program product comprising: at least one processor; and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code configured to collect, within an application by creating traces identifying properties related to at least one physical activity of a user, a plurality of physical attributes relating to at least one physical activity of the user, via mining sensor data from at least one physical state associated with the user and a physical location of the user; computer readable program code configured to collect, at the application by creating traces identifying properties related to at least one digital activity of the user, a plurality of digital attributes relating to at least one digital activity of the user, via mining data from a digital presence of the user; computer readable program code configured to group, into a group of attributes, at least one of the plurality of the physical attributes and at least one of the plurality of the digital attributes based on a similarity measure, wherein the similarity measure involves identification of relatedness of at least one of the physical attributes to at least one of the digital attributes and predetermined filter criteria; computer readable program code configured to generate a user signature from the grouped attributes and that indicates lifestyle habits of the user, wherein the generated user signature is updated responsive to collection of attributes; and computer readable program code configured to provide at least one application created from the generated user signature to at least one third party.
13. The computer program product according to claim 12 , comprising computer readable program code configured to identify a subset of attributes from the grouping based on predetermined filter criteria.
14. The computer program product according to claim 13 , wherein the subset of attributes comprises content specific to the user.
15. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the collecting of a plurality of the physical attributes comprises obtaining and processing stored sensor data.
16. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein said processing of stored sensor data comprises using sensor data selected from the group consisting of: a location associated with the user, an automotive state, and an environmental state.
17. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the collecting of a plurality of the digital attributes comprises processing stored Internet activity data.
18. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein in the storing comprises employing a scalable cloud service for storage and for managing physical and digital cookies.
19. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the grouping comprises associating physical activities and digital activities via data entity matching.
20. A method comprising: collecting, within an application by creating traces identifying properties related to (i) physical activities of a user and (ii) digital activities of the user, physical and digital data attributes of the user for a business enterprise; querying said collected physical and digital attributes of a user; and brokering aggregate profiles of the user via: grouping, into a group of attributes, the physical and digital attributes of a user based on a similarity measure, wherein the similarity measure comprises an identification of relatedness of the physical and digital attributes and predetermined filter criteria; generating a user signature from the grouped attributes and that indicates lifestyle habits of the user, wherein the generated user signature is updated responsive to collection of attributes; and determining a target demographic from the physical and digital attributes of a user; and providing at least one application created from the generated user signature to the business enterprise for the target demographic.
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July 23, 2019
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